OutCue

A teleprompter that records while you read your script

How to Use

Preparing a Script

• Tap + at the top right of the script list to create a new script.
• “Paste from Clipboard” brings in a script you wrote in another app.
• Line breaks in your script stay as line breaks in the prompter.
• A line wrapped in equal signs, like “==== Opening ====”, becomes a heading.
• Swipe right on a script to edit it, or touch and hold to delete it.

Recording

• Tap a script to open the recording screen.
• Use the red record button to start and stop recording. You can add a 3-second countdown in Settings.
• Recorded videos are saved to the Photos app.
• Use the camera switch button to change between the rear and front cameras.
• The menu button (the icon with three sliders) lets you change zoom, resolution, frame rate, grid, and more.

Scrolling the Script

• Tap the play button or the script to start scrolling, and tap again to stop.
• Drag the script with your finger to adjust where you’re reading.
• Use “Back 3 Lines” or “Back to Top” in the menu to reread. You can change the speed in the menu or Settings.
• Turn on “Scroll When Recording Starts” in Settings to start scrolling with recording.

Following Your Voice

• Set “Scroll Mode” to “Follow Voice” in the menu or Settings, and the script advances to where you are reading as you speak.
• Tap the microphone button to start listening, and tap it again to stop. If “Scroll When Recording Starts” is on, listening starts with recording.
• It keeps up when you restate a line or skip a little. If it gets far off, drag the script to the right place and it resumes listening from there.
• You don’t need to read heading lines aloud.
• Works with English and Japanese scripts. The language is chosen automatically from your script.
• Speech recognition runs only on your iPhone, and your voice is never sent anywhere.

Using the Buttons

• On the recording screen, press a volume button or Camera Control to start or stop recording.
• Tap the lock button so accidental touches are ignored. Press and hold the lock button to unlock.
• While locked, you can still stop recording and drag the script to adjust the position.
• If “Lock While Recording” is on in Settings, the screen locks automatically when recording starts.

Opening from Camera Control

• In the Settings app, go to Camera → Camera Control and choose OutCue as the app to open.
• Press Camera Control to go straight to the recording screen for your most recently edited script.
• You can also add a OutCue button to Control Center and open it from there.

Using iPhone Duo

• When open, the inner screen shows the camera preview on the left and the script on the right.
• The outer screen shows the script and preview, so you can film yourself with the rear camera while reading. You can also record with the button at the bottom center of the outer screen.
• When closed, you can switch between the rear camera and the outer front camera. If you close it while using the inner front camera, it switches to the outer front camera.
• If your case’s hinge guard covers the outer screen, use “Hinge-Side Margin” in Settings to move the display inward.
• If you don’t want to use the outer screen, turn off “Show Script on Outer Screen” in Settings.

Changing the Language

• Choose Settings → Language to use the app in English or Japanese, or to match your iPhone’s language. Quit and reopen the app to apply the change.

FAQ

My recordings aren’t saved to Photos

In the Settings app, go to OutCue → Photos and choose “Add Photos Only” or higher. On the same screen, check that Camera and Microphone are turned on.

OutCue doesn’t appear in the Camera Control list

Open OutCue once, then go back to Settings → Camera → Camera Control. Camera Control isn’t available on iPhone models without it.

Pressing a volume button to record also changes the volume

While the recording screen is open, the volume buttons start and stop recording and don’t change the volume. On the script list and Settings screens, they work as normal volume buttons.

The preview on the outer screen is upside down or sideways

Change “Preview Rotation” in Settings. This affects only the preview, not the recorded video.

Are my scripts or videos sent anywhere?

No. Your scripts and recorded videos are stored only on your iPhone. See the Privacy Policy for details.

Contact

For bug reports and requests, contact @ichigochan_nel on X (formerly Twitter). It helps if you include your iPhone model, iOS version, and which screen and action caused the issue.

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